Community Cookbooks, A Window Into a Bygone Era
A generation of Marathi cookbooks highlight unusual ingredients, old cooking techniques, and absurdly high expectations of women.
Mithila Phadke
Why Bollywood Loved — and Lost — Fawad Khan
It’s been years since fans have seen the iconic Pakistani actor in Hindi cinema. But they can’t seem to forget him.
Snigdha Sur
Talking Shop with Ankiti Bose
The co-founder and CEO of Zilingo talks about her startup, sustainable supply chains, and of course, Sabyasachi.
Opinion: How Do We Write a Better Story of Asian America?
Our ability to see and support each other is what matters.
Anita Felicelli
Noor Jehan: The Light of the Closet
How the singer born in pre-Independence Punjab became a contemporary icon for sex workers, dissenters, and queer people.
Imaan Sheikh
Opinion: How the BJP Took Away My Childhood Idols
What do you do when celebrities who once inspired you trade grace and morality for relevance?
Tatsam Mukherjee
Why Everyone’s Talking About the Oxford Student Union Case
Rashmi Samant made history as the first Indian woman to be elected student body president, when controversial social media posts emerged.
Michaela Stone Cross
How the Indian Media Became a Funhouse Mirror
Should the media reflect the will of the people? Or tell the truths you might not know? For Modi supporters, the answer is clear.
Lewis Page
A History of Bhang, India’s Most Accessible Cannabis
From Holi celebrations to paan shops, bhang has been consumed for thousands of years in India.
The Oscar-Shortlisted "Bittu" More Than Delivers
A series of interlinked unfortunate events, rather than any malintent, leads to the tightly-woven short film’s ultimate climax and tragedy.
What Recipes Leave Off the Page
Recipes, family legacies, and lore are passed down in the kitchen, not the written word.
Arundhati Ail
Helen, the Glittering Mehbooba of Bollywood
Draped in lace, rhinestones, and fur, Helen claimed and rebranded the archetype of a vamp.
People Have a Lot to Say About the Meghan-Harry Interview
From racism to female-upheld misogyny, Oprah’s interview brought up familiar themes for Brown viewers everywhere.
How Pakistani Mangoes Became Maoist Propaganda
The regifting of a fruit sparked a political frenzy in a country where they were little-known.
Myles Karp
“Bombay Begums” and the Missing Subtext
Billed as a feminist series, the Netflix show ends up serving standard Bollywood fare of wrongdoing and retribution.
Poulomi Das
Why Bollywood Queens Start in the South
For decades, Hindi cinema has been sourcing its leading ladies from the Southern film industries of India.
Dilani Rabindran
Celebrating Women's History Month: 2021
This Women’s History Month, read some of our best stories on icons across politics, music, food, art, business, comedy, and more.
The Juggernaut
Nearly 50 Years After their Expulsion, Asian Ugandans Still Remember Home
Younger generations are grappling with not only the trauma of leaving their homes, but also their community’s colonial complicity.
Samira Sawlani
“Bhaji on the Beach” and the Magic of Communal Unlearning
Against the symbolic backdrop of the beach, Gurinder Chadha and Meera Syal’s film captures what a single fleeting day of freedom can do for Brown women.
Myanmar: A Brief History of Military Rule
After less than a decade of democracy, the military has once more taken control of the government.
Erin Blair